Lyles flying fox vs provision-tree

Pteropus lylei compared with Pachira aquatica

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while provision-tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	provision-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Malvaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Pachira
Species	Pteropus lylei	Pachira aquatica

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

provision-tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	provision-tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

provision-tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Dominican Republic), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).